LOL, yeah I'm more afraid of the strike, than afraid of what the bite will cause, because they do not seem to do much damage. I used to mess around with garter snakes all the time when I was a kid (we had this ditch that was full of them), and the odd one can be aggressive at first, and I definitely got bit my fair share, and it never phased me, but now I'm chicken LOL.

If she seems hungry more often, you might want to feed more often, or maybe larger prey. What's her weight and how often do you feed and what size prey?